By providing good
core reading instruction along with differentiated intervention instruction to small groups of struggling readers, many students will avoid the major problems they would have faced if the reading difficulty had been dealt with much later.»
Small group instruction will include pre-teaching skills, re-teaching skills, scaffolding supports, and extending learning linked to
the core reading instruction and based on student needs.
Providing universal «Tier 1»
core reading instruction for all students is an essential part of tiered student supports.
Core reading instruction can be strengthened through observations and feedback about lessons as well as targeted daily small group lessons.
For more information about other teaching integrity review options see the blog about
core reading instruction.
Many of the most frequently used
core reading instruction programs include observation checklists.
In order to know if
core reading instruction is effective, universal screening of all students can be done using one or more
In order to know if
core reading instruction is effective, universal screening of all students can be done using one or more FastBridge reading assessments.
During these visits of 10 - 15 minutes each, the observer can take note of lesson elements and how the instruction matches
the core reading instruction practices.
Over time,
all core reading instruction needs to be reviewed and updated using a systematic process.
This blog will review the key features of core instruction for reading, the importance of conducting universal screening in order to evaluate the effects of
core reading instruction, methods for strengthening
core reading instruction, and considerations related to changing a school's
core reading instruction.
When
core reading instruction is planned, implemented and evaluated carefully, it will result in better reading outcomes for all students.
When less than 80 % of students have scores that meet the goal, school teams can take steps to improve
the core reading instruction.
Utilizing scientifically - based
core reading instruction is important because this instruction provides the initial foundation for all students» reading outcomes.
In situations where the current core methods have been implemented with integrity, yet more than 20 % of students are not reaching the learning goals, it might be worth considering different
core reading instruction.
Core reading instruction materials and methods should be evidence - based and accompanied by regular professional development for all teachers to ensure that the core can be implemented with integrity.
Not exact matches
The authors of the Common
Core Standards wisely anticipated this misconception and they caution against it: «While the Standards delineate specific expectations in
reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language, each standard need not be a separate focus for
instruction and assessment.
It's ironic: Education reformers are so united behind the Common
Core standards, and yet 1) those very standards explicitly endorse scientifically based
reading instruction, and 2) the focus on the importance of «
reading complex text» appears to come at the expense of early
reading instruction.
Student participants
read one book per month, and the staff works with parents to ensure that the books are appropriate and not
core literature used by teachers for
instruction.
We have very little evidence about whether teachers are aligning their
instruction to the Common
Core standards (what we know isn't very promising, especially with respect to
reading), or whether it's working, or whether students are learning more as a result.
But not for all the usual reasons that people raise concerns: the worry about whether we've got good measures of teacher performance, especially for instructors in subjects other than
reading and math; the likelihood that tying achievement to evaluations will spur teaching to the test in ways that warp
instruction and curriculum; the futility of trying to «principal - proof» our schools by forcing formulaic, one - size - fits - all evaluation models upon all K — 12 campuses; the terrible timing of introducing new evaluation systems at the same time that educators are working to implement the Common
Core.
If close
reading becomes de facto
reading instruction — if it becomes just another iteration of the knowledge - free, mind - numbing skills - and - strategies approach of the past several decades — it will be fatal not just to Common
Core, but to
reading itself.
But complaints about it bother me less than its potential overuse, or the creeping notion that close
reading is what all
reading instruction should look like under Common
Core.
But in secondary schools... we are finding ourselves rethinking how much of the time traditionally spent teaching
core content can be shifted over to the direct
instruction of functional
reading in all of our classrooms.
In this download, you will get: *
Instructions for assembling the book * Language Arts Common
Core correlations * An 11 - page book for the teacher to
read and discuss with children * an interactive answer sheet for the children to respond in drawing or writing to answer the questions posed in the book * the pieces to make an Advent wreath craft.
Complaints about close
reading bother me less than its potential overuse, or the creeping notion that close
reading is what all
reading instruction should look like under Common
Core.
For example, in
reading,
core instruction could be centered on comprehension strategies and specifically inferring, and then Tier Two, would be supplemental
instruction on inferring.
This package includes a Common
Core aligned lesson plan and resources designed to support small group
reading instruction that focuses on Plot.
Grounded in advice from successful
reading teachers nationwide, Reading Reconsidered conquers everything from the four key principles of Common Core reading to the fundamentals of literacy instruction, with over 40 instructional videos to guide you along t
reading teachers nationwide,
Reading Reconsidered conquers everything from the four key principles of Common Core reading to the fundamentals of literacy instruction, with over 40 instructional videos to guide you along t
Reading Reconsidered conquers everything from the four key principles of Common
Core reading to the fundamentals of literacy instruction, with over 40 instructional videos to guide you along t
reading to the fundamentals of literacy
instruction, with over 40 instructional videos to guide you along the way.
Upping the Ante of Text Complexity in the Common
Core State Standards: Examining Its Potential Impact on Young Readers Educational Researcher, January / February 2013 Researchers examine the theoretical and empirical support for assumptions underlying the CCSS's acceleration of text complexity in grades 2 - 3 and identify patterns in American
reading achievement and
instruction in order to illustrate the consequences of an increase in the first step of the CCSS staircase of text complexity levels.
THINK Literacy provides teachers with
instruction on what and how to teach, sequenced in units that emphasize student engagement and develop a love of
reading, while also building essential critical thinking skills aligned with Common
Core standards.
In his book,
Reading Instruction: The Two Keys, reading expert Matthew Davis, a project director at the Core Knowledge Foundation in Charlottesville, Virginia, emphasizes the need for both basic skills and content kno
Reading Instruction: The Two Keys,
reading expert Matthew Davis, a project director at the Core Knowledge Foundation in Charlottesville, Virginia, emphasizes the need for both basic skills and content kno
reading expert Matthew Davis, a project director at the
Core Knowledge Foundation in Charlottesville, Virginia, emphasizes the need for both basic skills and content knowledge.
Flexible and comprehensive, the Signature Edition greatly expands and refines
instruction found in previous editions, appropriate for use as a supplemental intervention program or a comprehensive
core reading program.
As a recognized leader in her school, Chelsea was promoted to the role of Dean of
Instruction where she led the school - wide implementation or rigorous, Common - Core aligned instruction as well as differentiated small group work for readin
Instruction where she led the school - wide implementation or rigorous, Common -
Core aligned
instruction as well as differentiated small group work for readin
instruction as well as differentiated small group work for
reading and math.
Since then, she has written three additional books about writing workshop and writing
instruction, including 50 Common
Core Reading Response Activities.
While the Common
Core and other new college - and career - ready standards have reinvigorated English Language Arts and
reading instruction, the purpose of
reading broadly and deeply remains the same.
The ELA curriculum is guided by the Common
Core Learning Standards and includes
instruction in
reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
Students receive rigorous daily
instruction in the
core curricular areas of
reading, language arts, math, science, and social studies.
A
core textbook for every pre-service course on
reading instruction, this accessible text is also perfect for use in in - service professional development sessions.
It ties nicely into other
core curriculums that we already had in place for writer's workshop, shared and guided
reading and phonics
instruction so connecting it for students is seamless and the carryover is obvious.
With all
core lessons in one place, the
Reading / Writing Workshop is the key to all
instruction.
MPS schools put students on the path to academic success through extended literacy blocks to build and reinforce
reading skills; rigorous
instruction in
core subjects; and access to art, music, physical education and technology.
She is co-author of the book Great Habits, Great Readers, which is a comprehensive guide for K - 4
reading instruction in the light of Common
Core.
Similar to the traditional curricular approach, more and more schools are opting for SEL
instruction that is embedded into
core content areas such as
reading and math.
Of the three major basic academic subject areas (e.g.,
reading, math, and writing), writing is often neglected in discussions of
core instruction.
These grants required awardees to select and use a specific «
core»
reading instruction program for all students in the participating schools.
Behind her hangs a poster asking students to show why they have come to a specific conclusion about their
reading — representative of the requirements for student readers under Common
Core - aligned
instruction.
In order to know the effects of
core instruction, universal screening of all students»
reading skills is necessary.
This program is for students who could not get into a GED program or who are
reading below ninth - grade level and has three
core elements: youth development, a rigorous
instruction model (America's Choice), and structured case management.
As with
reading, not all students will meet math learning goals through the Tier 1
core instruction.